Hutt and I were lucky enough to have appliances handed down to us by family members and friends. Appliances can be a huge expense when you are a newlywed or a new homeowner. Or like us, both! We knew our washer and dryer were relatively old, but we could tell the dryer was a lot older. They weren't a matching set. Our dryer always seemed to take a while, usually had to go through 2 cycles to get completely dry. Since we moved, it started taking 4 or 5 cycles to get dry which was really well, annoying. We tried to figure out other possible issues. We got a new vent for the back. We tried to find the vent where lint escaped outside and couldn't find it. It is an interior room so we knew it just had to go through the roof. With no luck we lived with it for a couple of months, until I started smelling something and the clothes were smoking when I got them out. So we started looking at our options.We decided we would just buy a new set, since we didn't know how long our washer would last and it would nice to have a new, matching set. I knew I wanted a front loader. They tend to be nicer but the real reason for me personally is symmetry. I know that sounds stupid but its the truth. It always looks funny to me that one had the opening at the top and one had the opening at the front. Now I am able to have a countertop above the washer and dryer to maximize space. We knew that there was a possible mildew issue with front loaders but after talking to people at Sears, they reassured me that they have fixed that since the front loaders were first popular. You just have to keep the door open to minimize the risk. There is a magnet piece that keeps it open but it still looks like it is closed.We looked at Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy and the Sears outlet right by our house. We met with the people at Sears during a lunch break one day just to ask some questions. They told us that LG is the best brand out there right now so we started there. We still looked at top loaders to see if there was a deal that couldn't be beat. But honestly they weren't that much cheaper and there were quite a few that were a lot more but also had a bigger capacity. One feature we were psyched about was the steam feature. Although it will come in handy more once we have kids, we can still use it now. We asked lots of questions about capacity, time, sales, detergent, etc. so we decided to go eat lunch and talk about our options. We decided to go back to Sears and get the LG 3.6 cu ft Extra- Large Front-Load Washer and Dryer.I am really excited to finish this room, I have lots of ideas. But I am probably more excited about the fact that my dryer only takes about 45 minutes. Hallelujah!
